Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #36

 

Session 36- Cutting Capers on the Persimmon Sea

7/31/2022

• Rams leave Marlinko and travel back down the river 

  to the Persimmon Sea and begin to travel west.

• Tim and Fecus introduce Lachada to Sillai and they 

  get along well immediately.  Lachada dives into writing 

  the Golden Barge’s first written technical manual. In Elven.

• Tim requests the Ghul who is acting ship’s cook to 

  not serve beets.

• The first morning at sea, two boats are spotted to the 

  SW of the Golden Barge by Sasha, Yuri, Yaroj, and Alezbta.

• Tim and Fecus station everybody (with the exception 

  of Sillai and Lachada) at a cannon and proceed to 

  intercept the galley that is pursuing a small fishing boat.

• As the Golden Barge slowly begins to close the distance, 

  Tim sends Geoff riding his giant robin out to scout what 

  exactly is going on between the two craft.

• Geoff reports back that the galley and fishing boat are 

  both known to Rams.  The galley is the Whiskey Tea 

  from S.U.D. and the fishing boat is Onegin’s Mare from 

  Ctyri Ctvrt.

• Tim and Fecus send Geoff back to tell Whiskey Tea to 

  stand down.  They yell back at him to fuck off and fire a 

  ballista bolt at him, barely missing his mount the giant 

  Robin.  Geoff retaliates by firing a magic missile at the 

  Whiskey Tea.  This dismasts the galley and sets its sails 

  on fire (-1 SHP).

• Geoff moves on to Onegin’s Mare and encourages 

  Onegin and the children to make their way to the 

  Golden Barge for sanctuary.  Onegin is too disoriented 

  to agree and one of the children steps in to communicate 

  and makes Onegin steer towards the Barge.

• Fecus sees the attack on Geoff and begins the cannon 

  barrage that almost sinks the Whiskey Tea.  5 cannons 

  miss, but Yuri and Yaroj punch through and through 

  right at the waterline (-10 SHP).

• Onegin’s Mare is pulled onto the deck of the Golden Barge.  

  Onegin collapses and he and the children are tended to by 

  G.B.s crew.

• After some verbal back and forth, Whiskey Tea’s captain 

  and first mate surrender.  They move to the G.B. and 

  Alezbta, Pavol, Ornie, Boy, and 1 Ghul board the 

  Whiskey Tea to aid in repairing the vessel.

• The Golden Barge is towed back to Ctyri Ctvrt.

• Tim and Fecus meet with Danika to get an update of 

  the goings on in the hamlet since their departure several 

  days before.  The dead have been buried and the relevant 

  peasants have begun their agriculture and market activities.  

  The three children from Onegin’s Mare return to their 

  adoptive mothers Ludka and Farka.  Tim and Fecus give 

  Danika 100gp to fund various projects in the hamlet.

• Tim and Fecus begin negotiations to employ the Whiskey Tea 

  and its crew as a fleet companion.

• The Whiskey Tea will take 4 days to repair, giving the 

  Rams and crew of W.T. some downtime if they aren’t 

  needed for repair work.

• Tim wishes to continue magical research on Smerc’s Stone 

  and the magic item recovered from Onegin’s Mare (Onegin’s Torc).

• 360xp was awarded for subduing the Whiskey Tea’s crew

• 120xp each for Tim and Fecus

• 60xp each for selected hirelings

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #35

 

Session 35- Talking to Sillai and Traveling to Marlinko

7/24/2022

• Back on the Golden Barge, Tim and Fecus go talk to Sillai 

  about ship functions.  She requires an Elven language 

  assistant to help her write a technical manual.

• Tim installs a suggestion box in the control room.

• Tim and Fecus decide to travel to Marlinko to hire an assistant 

  for Sillai.

• Rams go to the Guild of Condottieri to find a hireling, but the 

  Guild has no Elven language speakers for hire.

• In Marlinko, they stop by Frantisek’s to talk about Ctyri Ctvrt.  

  Although disappointed he wasn’t brought the giant beet, 

  Frantisek says they are heroes for defeating Smerc and he 

  gives Tim a discount on a new 2nd level spell and informs 

  Rams they’ve made an enemy by clearing out the bandit 

  problem on the highway between Marlinko and Ctyri Ctvrt 

  (Hurloj).  Rams ask if he knows any Elven language speakers 

  they can hire and Frantisek points them to Lachada Unfettered 

  who drinks and gambles at the Drunken Troll.

• Rams go to the Drunken Troll and find Lachada playing cards 

  with 4 others (second-rate mage Mandella, Uma, Barbarella, 

  and “Martin the Fighter”).  She’s about to fold when Fecus buys 

  her back in for 3 gold pieces and Tim casts suggestion on Mandella 

  to lose.  Mandella loses, Lachada wins the pot (20gp).  Tim buys 

  everybody drinks and food.  Lachada agrees to go to work for Rams 

  and gathers her things and pays her tab for 100gp.

• Rams learn there are consequences to clearing Libor’s bandits 

  (made an enemy of Hurloj).

• Rams reputation with the Condottieri is at -5 due to hiring the scab 

  adventurer Lachada Unfettered.

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #34

 

Session 34- Avenging Maliska’s Ghost.  “Tugging on his butt guts.”

7/17/2022

• Shelby heals Yaroj, who was most injured by the Smerc explosion.

• Rams explore the rest of the beet cellar before returning to the 

  courtyard and re-uniting with Geoff and Gigurg.

• Two of the three peasants in the courtyard have expired from 

  shock and vomiting after being released from the Smerc infection.  

  Rams give water to the survivor.

• Rams explore the barn and Yuri stays behind to “play.”

• Rams explore the north wing of the manor.  In the entrance hall 

  they find the dead body of Svetlana, Old Jaromir’s pen pal love 

  that Ferika was supposed to deliver love letters to her from him. 

  They encounter Maliska’s ghost in her woman cave and ask her 

  three questions.

• Where is Ritek?  Upstairs master bedroom.

• How did Maliska die?  Ritek murdered her.

• Where are the valuable items in the manor?  Upstairs master 

  bedroom, dining room, secret temple, and foreman’s quarters.

• Rams go to the upstairs of the north wing and capture Ritek in the 

  master bedroom.  They take the treasure in this room.

• Rams move to the dining room and take the treasure therein.

• Rams check the kitchen and meet Flaka, a young servant that had 

  escaped infection.  Flaka accompanies Rams throughout exploring 

  the rest of the manor.

• Rams enter the Secret Chapel of the Anti-World Turtle and take the 

  treasures they find.

• Rams clear the manor by finding the treasure in the foreman’s quarters.

• Rams visit Cinek’s wives, finding only two have survived the shock of 

  Smerc’s death, Ludka and Farka (survival confers +3 save vs. poison).  

  Fecus and Tim propose the women marry them and come with Rams, 

  but the women explain they are lovers and that they choose to remain 

  and care for their adopted children (11 remain in the village area).

• Rams visit the other cottage and the 2 tween girls choose to accompany 

  Rams to witness the punishment of Ritek.  The adults are all too high 

  on Hruz Hruz.

• 4 of the 6 peasants that had been marching around have survived.  

  They also follow Rams to witness Ritek’s punishment.

• Rams gather in the center of the hamlet and torture Ritek to death 

  by having the peasants and servants help pull his intestines out 

  through his butt.

• Rams install the priestess Danika as their agent to become the new 

  leader of Ctyri Ctvrt.  She will administrate and collect revenue for 

  the Rams while they leave on the Golden Barge for Halwic.

• Total xp 3771

• Tim and Fecus 1257xp each

• 628xp each

• Ritek = 350xp

• Treasure List

• 68 gp = 68xp

• 231 sp = 23xp

• Marsh witch underpants

• Onyx and particle board column (500gp) = 500xp

• Copper and turtle shell brazier (700gp) = 700xp

• Magic dagger (+2 against amphibians)

• Lead folk spell tablet (100gp) = 100xp

• Porcelain statuettes (500gp) = 500xp

• Pig tapestries (600gp) = 600xp

• 830 gp = 830xp

• Erotic woodcuts of cuckolding scenes (100gp) = 100xp

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #33

 

Session 33- In Which Rams Defeat Smerc the Beet God

7/10/2022

• Rams send Gigurg and Sasha up the Gatehouse 

  and they call for Cinek to open up the gate, which 

  he slowly does (Cinek is elderly and moves slow, 

  he smells like urine).

• Cinek welcomes Rams and offers to take them to 

  meet the master of the manor (he means the Beet God).  

  Rams agree and follow him through the gate, into the 

  courtyard, and past some peasants to the east wing where 

  the beet cellar is.

• Tim and Fecus attach ropes to themselves before descending 

  to the landing under the ground floor beet cellar.

• Cinek brings Rams into the excavated chamber where Smerc 

  rests.

• Rams begin attacking and hitting immediately, but their hits 

  are doing little damage until Geoff fires a Magic Missile.  

  Tentacle (war ocelot) and Launchpad (dog) pin Smerc’s tendrils.

• Fecus and Shelby use their silvered weapons (sword and tube?) 

  to some effect.

• On his turn, Smerc uses Suggestion to send Geoff flying away 

  on his Robin.

• Yaroj and Danika kill Cinek.

• Another round of hits with little damage on the part of Rams.

• Smerc’s second turn he uses Suggestion on Gigurg to send 

  him running from the fight.

• On the third round, Rams consider retreat, but Kruluzax throws 

  a lit torch onto Smerc and Tim uses Magic Missile for the killing 

  blow.

• Upon death, Smerc explodes and beet flesh injures (minor) all 

  the Rams left in the chamber.

• Smerc’s remains are a slightly green gem worth 5000gp and 

  has the ESP spell attached.

• Smerc killed = 3800xp

• Smerc gem = 5000xp

• Cinek killed = 6xp

• XP total 8806

• Tim and Fecus receive 2935xp each

• Geoff and Shelby receive 1467xp each

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #32

 

Session 32- Another Crack At Ctyri Ctvrt

7/3/2022

• Sea Rams’ only encounter is witnessing the Alkonosts 

  rolling their eggs down the beach and dunking them in 

  the sea.

• When Sea Rams arrive in Ctyri Ctvrt, they stay on the 

  barge, but witness some violence between 6 peasants 

  and 3 children as the children fight their way onto the 

  dock to Onegin’s fishing boat.  The children kill 5 peasants 

  and escape with Onegin, who has been hiding on his 

  boat the whole time of the Smerc infection.

• Land Rams are spotted by a group of 4 Pelgranes 

  flying several miles north of Ctyri Ctvrt.  The Pelgranes 

  attack, but are quickly killed by the power of Rams’ ranged 

  attacks.

• Land Rams arrive in Ctyri Ctvrt and inspect an abandoned 

  cottage on the outskirts of the hamlet.  It is Freiherr Vuk’s 

  cottage, but he has fled.  Yaroj, Yuri, and Ferika search the 

  abode and Yaroj locates the hidden treasure.  Two Jade Eggs 

  (100gp each), a fine cigar of Protection from Evil, smoking works 

  as the spell, two charges, worth 150gp, two cut crystal champagne 

  glasses (20gp each), 247gp.

• Land Rams encounter 6 feisty peasants marching through the 

  hamlet with a beet banner.  Tim smooths the interaction over 

  and Rams avoid tangling with the peasants.

• At the dock, Land Rams come across a tubby peasant who tells 

  the story of the night before, when 3 children attacked him and 

  5 other peasants.  The other five are killed by the children who 

  escape in Onegin’s fishing boat.

• The Land Rams make it back to the Golden Barge and unload 

  the 5 corpses that they brought back from the bandit fight.  The 

  Ghuls are happy to see their masters.

• Fecus, Tim, Yuri, Ferika, Shelby, Geoff, Yaroj, Sasha, Kruluzax, 

  Danika, Gigurg, and Gerben go back into Ctyri Ctvrt.

• They pump the dock peasant for some info about Ritek and the 

  giant beet. 

• They pop into the Pea Garden.  Gigurg, Sasha, and Danika are 

  put under a Sleep spell by the peas.  Rams drag them out and 

  wake them up.  They all had pea and princess dreams, but are 

  otherwise fine.  Rams continue into the hamlet and check the 

  three cottages right outside the manor gate.

• First cottage, Stout Cheery Cottage, inside, hanging from rafters 

  are the 4 former residents and 7 prize hogs.  243sp and a suit 

  of splint mail are found.

• Second cottage, Peasant Cottage with Deluxe Pig Wallow, family 

  (uninfected) is barricaded in and will only open the door when 

  Geoff says he has Hruz Hruz (psychedelic snail paste).  Rams 

  get a little bit of info about the manor house.

• Third cottage, Large Yeoman’s House, 3 blue (and infected) 

  women are looking for their 14 missing children.  They tell Rams 

  their husband is Cinek the gatesman and ask Rams to come help 

  them look for the children once they have visited Smerc and 

  received his blessing.

• 4 Pelgranes killed = 260xp

• 7 peasants, confrontation avoided by Tim’s fast talking = 70xp

• Jade Eggs = 200xp

• Magic Cigar = 150xp

• Champagne glasses = 40xp

• 247gp = 247xp

• 243sp = 25xp

• Splint mail AC 17 = 75xp

• Total XP  = 1067

• Tim and Fecus = 355xp each

• Ferika and Kruluzax = 177xp each